How Do I Manage Someone Who Is More Knowledgeable Than Me?
We had an interesting question that opened up a good discussion on leadership. The question came from a new manager who had been promoted from among his peers and was now managing ...
A Story That Describes Why Some Managers Are Successful
A lion is basking in the sun when a fox comes along, looking upset. “What’s wrong?” asks the friendly lion. “My watch is broken”, replies the upset fo...
How Goals Differ From Purpose
A bus driver was having a hard day. No matter how quickly he drove between bus stops, he simply couldn’t keep to the timetable his bosses had demanded. He came back to the de...
How To Ask For Help
Here's the question: "I find it difficult to ask for help from my colleagues when at work because I don't really know how to ask for it properly without feeling embarrassed or feel...
How Focus Can Get Results
I am a firm believer in the idea that focus can gain effective results. By aiming specifically at a goal, it’s like aiming a laser beam at a target you go straight for ...
Engaging Employees At Work
How do you get people to level 4? A typical question that comes to all of us. “Getting people to operate at level four is very difficult. Most people in our experience have t...
Develop Your Managerial Styles
It's a great insight into your strengths and weaknesses as a manager.All in all there are 6 managerial styles. Not holding there are any right or wrong answers here.You as a leader...
How To Ensure You Have MAGIC Meetings
Meetings can be testing, even for the most prepared manager, and most people will agree that the amount of time wasted in meetings could be drastically reduced if several steps are...
Looking From A Different Perspective
Some managers were given the task of measuring the height of a flagpole. They looked at the task and discussed how it should be done. Ladders were purloined and tape measures ...
How To Get Action!
Normally 1 to 1 sessions seem to just fizzle out at the end of each one, usually because we run out of time and need to get back to the work place. "How can we overcome this?" This...